Process for the manufacture of D-erythrose
US6300494A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 9, 1997 |
| Grant date | Oct 9, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 9, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC07H3/02
- WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The invention relates to a process for the manufacture of D-erythrose, characterized in that an aqueous solution of a salt of gluconic acid is brought into contact with hydrogen peroxide in the presence of a salt of a metal selected from the group consisting of cobalt, nickel and ruthenium. It also relates to a process for the manufacture of erythritol by hydrogenation of D-erythrose thus obtained.
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